spatulate
Wide at the end
Spatulate describes something shaped like a spatula—broad and flat at one end, tapering to a narrow base.
The term appears most often in botany for leaves with this profile: spatulate leaves, a spatulate petal.
It also describes fingernails or other body parts that widen and flatten at the tip.
Lacking vertical variation
flattened · leaf-shaped · blade-like · oval · obtuse · tapering · wedge-shaped · fan-shaped
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- sepalOuter floral whorl segment
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
rosette · succulent · basal · foliage · thallus · lamina · pinnate · lobate
Flexible blade for spreading
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- spreaderTool for distribution
- plasteringCoating walls with morite
spackling · joint compound · drywall · smoothing · filling · adhesive · grout · caulking
Hand's grasping extension
- toeFoot's small digit
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- digitSingle numeric character
- clubbedStruck with heavy object
fingertip · phalanx · terminal · flattened · widened · splayed · appendage · extremity
Marine animal's swimming limb
- turnerDevice that flips things
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- spreaderTool for distribution
- pancake turnerFlat tool for flipping
fish slice · palette knife · frosting · flipping · folding · scraping · lifting · smoothing
Measuring mass or heft
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- powderFine dry particles
- sampleSubset for study
- transferMove between locations
dispensing · chemical · measuring · specimen · analytical · precision · stainless steel
flat
Lacking vertical variation
widened · flattened · leaf-shaped · blade-like · oval · obtuse · tapering · wedge-shaped · fan-shaped · elongated
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
blade · rosette · succulent · basal · foliage · thallus · lamina · pinnate · lobate · kalanchoe
putty knife
Flexible blade for spreading
plastering · spackling · joint compound · drywall · smoothing · filling · adhesive · grout · caulking · finishing
finger
Hand's grasping extension
clubbed · fingertip · phalanx · terminal · flattened · widened · splayed · appendage · extremity · distal
flipper
Marine animal's swimming limb
pancake turner · fish slice · palette knife · frosting · flipping · folding · scraping · lifting · smoothing · icing
weighing
Measuring mass or heft
transfer · dispensing · chemical · measuring · specimen · analytical · precision · stainless steel
- leaf shapesoval, round, heart-shaped, maple leaf, oak leaf
- leaf traitscordate, lanceolate, ovate, serrate, dentate
- tail finsforked, rounded, lunate, truncate, fan tail
spatulateacuminate
Ending in sharp point
pointed · acute · tapered · lanceolate · needle-like
- rubber spatulaFlexible kitchen mixing tool
- fish spatulaSlotted flexible kitchen turner
- silicone spatulaFlexible heat-proof kitchen scraper
- icing spatulaTool for spreading frosting